The Toxin-Antitoxin MazEF Drives Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation, Antibiotic Tolerance, and Chronic Infection

The Toxin-Antitoxin MazEF Drives Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation, Antibiotic Tolerance, and Chronic Infection

Surgical infections are one of the most common types of infections encountered in a hospital. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen associated with this infection. These infections are resilient and difficult to eradicate, as the bacteria form biofilm, a community of bacteria held togeth...

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Main Authors: Dongzhu Ma, Jonathan B. Mandell, Niles P. Donegan, Ambrose L. Cheung, Wanyan Ma, Scott Rothenberger, Robert M. Q. Shanks, Anthony R. Richardson, Kenneth L. Urish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-11-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
surgical infection
biofilm
mazf
staphylococcus aureus
toxin-antitoxin (ta) systems
icaadbc
periprosthetic joint infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01658-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01658-19

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